Neil Abercrombie: “Then, excuse me, why would you not then want to take the $270 billion out of it? Why not apply it toward the $7,100?”

I can assure you that the Ethics Committee, the Parliamentarian and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have assured me that, if you can consume it on the premises, it's okay.

Disasters like Hurricane Sandy know no ideology. There is no political points to be scored.

This is the message of Aloha. This is the message that our diversity in this world should define us rather than divide us.

We regard the Pacific Ocean as not separating us in the Asian Pacific region, but connecting us in the Asian Pacific region.